ManTech shifts to intelligence, cybersecurity
Washington Post
Readying for reductions in war-related spending, Fairfax-based ManTech International is moving to strengthen its intelligence and cybersecurity offerings. The company's effort already has helped it score a major contract win, but analysts say the ...

EU, US participate in first joint cyber security exercise
Computer Business Review
A first joint cyber security exercise - Cyber Atlantic 2011 - between the European Union (EU) and the US, with the support of the EU's Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the US Department of Homeland Security, was held on 03 November ...

EU and US Cyber Security Experts Join Forces to Test Defences
Backup Technology (blog)
EU and US cyber security officials have come together to find out how they would most appropriately co-ordinate their response to a hacking incident. This is the first time that such an event has taken place between the two governing bodies, ...

US Counts on the Cloud to Boost Cyber Security
CIO Insight
By CIOinsight Cloud computing will make the intelligence community more secure and efficient, according to Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency (NSA), discussed the ...

The Highlands Gets Tech Firm
Wheeling News Register
According to the company website, SAIC's programs include national security, health,cybersecurity, and energy and environment. Founded in 1969, SAIC is headquartered in McLean, Va., and has 41000 employees worldwide. The site also notes SAIC is ...

Smartphone users increasingly at risk from scams
Fresh Business Thinking
“More and more people are using their smartphone to transmit personal and financial information over the internet, whether it's for online banking, shopping or social networking,” said Francis Maude, Minister for Cyber Security. ...

Cyber-Attack Alert
Chemical & Engineering News
The report prompted a response from the American Chemistry Council, a major US industry trade association, stating that its members have spent nearly $10 billion to enhance facility, transportation, and cyber security since 2001. ...

Defense Minister Visits US, NATO
ERR News
Tomorrow, Laar will present a lecture on cyber defense at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank, which is holding a seminar on cyber security. At his meeting with Flournoy on Tuesday, Laar will discuss NATO spending and the ...

Bulgaria's Interior Minister on Official Visit to US
Novinite.com
According to the press release, the delegation also has planned meetings with John Brennan, Chief Counterterrorism Advisor to President Barack Obama, Howard Schmidt,Cyber-Security Coordinator of the Obama Administration, operating in the Executive...

DHS officials warn of effect of House-approved DHS cuts
Fierce Homeland Security
Should the budget cuts relative to the request submitted to Congress in February come to pass, HSARPA would have to stop funding cybersecurity and biodefense research and significantly cut down on Small Business Innovation Research awards, Benda said. ...

Today's Online Security Tips
The Atlantic
The larger societal issue is that it's the Wild West right now for nearly everything that involves cyber privacy and cyber security, and like the wild west of old (or at least of film), your only protection now is to take care of these issues yourself ...

Growing threats and budget cuts challenge US intelligence
WTOP
US private sector firms and cyber security specialists have reported an onslaught of computer network intrusions that have originated in China, but the IC (intelligence community) cannot confirm who was responsible." One of the most insidious potential...

Rogers: Alabama crucial to homeland security
Opelika Auburn News
This advanced crime fighting is known as cybersecurity. At the beginning of this year, I was selected as chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over TSA. Most folks reading this, like I am, ...

DTE pursues interop for all
Intelligent Utility
Interoperability, of course, isn't just widget talking to widget under the hood; it ensures that major, customer-facing policies around cyber security, data privacy and security can be achieved as well. That requires utilities such as DTE Energy to be ...

NATO interested in cooperation with Ukraine: official
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"Now, more than ever there is an opportunity for partnership between Ukraine and NATO, especially at a time when all countries face many challenges, such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, cyber security, piracy, etc," said Natalia ...